Editing Paul Poiret (section)

{{short description|French fashion designer (1879–1944)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name               = Paul Poiret
| image              = Paulpoiret.jpg
| alt                = 
| caption            = Poiret {{circa|1913}}
| birth_date         = {{Birth date|1879|4|20|df=y}}
| birth_place        = Paris, France
| death_date         = {{Death date and age|df=y|1944|4|30|1879|4|20}}
| death_place        = Paris, France
| occupation         = [[Haute couture|Couturier]]
| known_for          = [[Haute couture]] and perfumery
| label_name         = {{plainlist|
* Maison Paul Poiret
* Parfums de Rosine
* Les Ateliers de Martine
}}
| spouse             = Denise Poiret (née Boulet)
| website            = {{URL|poiret.com}}
| signature          = Poiret, Paul 1879-1944 Signature.jpg
}}
[[Image:Iribe Les Robes de Paul Poiret p.17.jpg|thumb|upright|Poiret illustrations by [[Paul Iribe]], 1908]]
[[Image:Paul Poiret sultana skirts and harem pants fashions, 1911.jpg|upright|thumb|Poiret [[harem pants]] and sultana skirts, 1911]]
[[Image:Poiretdress.jpg|thumb|upright|Model in a Poiret dress, 1914]]
[[Image:Poiretchecksuit.jpg|thumb|upright|Model in a Poiret suit, 1914]]

'''Paul Poiret''' (20 April 1879 – 30 April 1944)<ref>{{Britannica|466443}}</ref> was a  French fashion designer, a master couturier during the first two decades of the 20th century. He was the founder of his namesake [[haute couture]] house.